Ornamental belt construction



Aug. 24, 1937. w. FORSTNER 2,090,789

ORNAMENTAL BELT CON STRUCT ION Filed Aug. 25, 1935 WWMEW "M L .dffarrzy Patented Aug. 24, 1937 UNE'EED ETATES PATENT QFFIQE Walter Forstner, Irvington, N. J., assignor to Forstner Chain Corporation, a. corporation of New Jersey Application August 23, 1935, Serial No. 37,476

6 Claims.

My present invention relates to the jewelry art, and has particular reference to a novel construction for a belt or dress ornament.

Belt ornaments are generally used with belts,

girdles, and the like, as ornaments, and as parts of detachable clamps or the like. They have included a central ornamental part, and end connections each provided with an opening through which a girdle or a strap may pass. Such 1O constructions have permitted ornamentation insofar as the buckle or the like is concerned, but

have not facilitated change and replacement of ornamental parts nor have the constructions been suitable for multiple ornamentation.

I have therefore devised a novel construction which permits the use of ornaments and detachable fastenings having a plurality of separate ornamental parts, such as for example, a plurality of separate ornamental chains, these chains being attachable individually or as a unit to novel end connections, whereby any desired ornamental effect may be obtained by changing the type of chain, or by selecting different types of chains.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in view, my invention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosed in the detailed description following, in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, and more specifically defined in the claims appended thereto.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the novel ornament and end connections;

Fig. 2 is plan view, brclzen away, of one end connection with the contiguous ornament part in spaced relation thereto;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the ornament connection; and

Fig. 4 is a section on the line ii of 2.

Referring to the drawing, the novel ornament lli includes a plurality of separate elements H, which are preferably flexible members such as chains formed of hingedly connected links It; each chain has an end ring if at each end thereof, the end rings of contiguous chains being preferably integrally joined, as by welding the adjacent rings as indicated at id, or by stamping out of a unitary piece of metal; or the chains may be independent if desired. The end rings l3 c0- operate with novel end connections 95, which as illustrated in Fig. 2 include a base it, preferably made of stamped metal and having longitudinal slot ll adjacent one edge through which the material of the strap or belt passes as indicated in Fig. 1; a plurality of catch elements l8 are provided at the opposite edge of the end connection, and may be formed integral therewith or may be soldered or otherwise secured thereto, each catch element consisting of a base l9 and a head 29 preferably formed integral therewith 5 and reversely bent so as to provide a recess 21 for receiving the contiguous end ring, the head being preferably rounded or otherwise ornamented so as to present an attractive appearance.

With the above named ornament construction, a plurality of separate chains or other ornamental members, which are preferably flexible but may be rigid if desired, and which may be similar or diiierent in material, ornamentation, and shape, may be combined in any desired manner, may be joined together to form a harmonious ornamental unit, each member being detachably securable to an end connection at each end thereof or being joined to the other members at the ends to provide multiple ends securable to the end connections.

When the ornament is used as a buckle, the heads 20 of one end connection may be pressed down to lock the associated end rings permanently thereto, the heads 2E3 of the other end connection being spaced from their bases E9 to permit ready attachment and detachment of their associated end rings l3. If the ornament is to be used as a permanent ornament, the heads of both end connections may be pressed down so as to lock the ornamental members in place. Or if interchangeability is desired, a purchaser may be provided with a plurality of chain or other ornamental members, and may selectively position such members in any desired relation to obtain diiierent ornamental eiiects.

While I have described a specific constructional embodiment of my invention which includes the use of a plurality of ornamental members, and novel end connections for the same, it is obvious that desired changes in the number, form, shape material, or ornamentation of the different ornament members, and in the shape, form, material, and the number of receiving elements of the end connections, may be made to suit the require- 45 ments for different ornamental designs without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination, a plurality of ornament members positioned in adjacent relationship, each member having a connector element at each end, the connector elements at each end being integrally joined to form a rigid composite unit, and end connections each having a plurality of receiving elements for receiving said member' connector elements.

3. In combination, a plurality of ornament members positioned in adjacent relationship, each member having a connector ring at each end, the connector rings at each end being integrally joined to form a rigid composite unit, and end connections each having a plurality of connector hooks for receiving said member connector rings.

4. In combination, a plurality of ornament members positioned in adjacent relationship, each member having a connector ring at each end, the connector elements at each end being integrally joined and end connections each having an elongated slot and a plurality of connector hooks for receiving said member connector rings.

5. In combination, a plurality of ornament members positioned in adjacent relationship, each member having a connector ring at each end, said connector rings being integrally secured together to form a rigid composite unit, and end connections each having a plurality of connector hooks for receiving said member connector rings, said connector hooks each having a base, a shank extending from one end of said base, and an ornamental head extending reversely from said shank and over said base.

6. In combination, a plurality of ornament members positioned in adjacent relationship, each member having a connector ring at each end, said connector rings being integrally secured together, and end connections each having an elongated slot and a plurality of connector hooks for receiving said member connector rings, said connector hooks each having a base, a shank extending from one end of said base, and an ornamental head extending reversely from said shank and over said base.

WALTER FORSTNER. 

